Veteran rock group Pearl Jam will donate money to the citizens of Flint,MI to provide them with clean water. Frontman Eddie Vedder and friends have contributed $125,000 to The United Way of Genesee to help out the water crisis stricken city.
But also including Republic Records, the Universal Music Publishing Group and Ticketmaster — pledged an additional $175,000, bringing the grand total to $300,000.
The United Way of Genesee County will channel the money to the Flint Water Fund, which benefits the city’s ongoing drinking water contamination crisis. Also Pearl Jam started a Crowdrise campaign as well that to date has generated $8,000 in funds.
Pearl Jam released their tour dates here’s the list below
April 8: Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (BB&T Arena)
April 9: Miami, Fla. (American Airlines Arena)
April 11: Tampa, Fla. (Amalie Arena)
April 13: Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena)
April 16: Greenville, S.C. (Bon Secours Wellness Arena)
April 18: Hampton, Va. (Hampton Coliseum)
April 20: Raleigh, N.C. (PNC Arena)
April 21: Columbia, S.C. (Colonia Life Arena)
April 23: New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Fest)
April 26: Lexington, KY (Rupp Arena)
April 28: Philadelphia, Penn. (Wells Fargo Center)
April 29: Philadelphia, Penn. (Wells Fargo Center)
May 1: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
May 2: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
May 5: Quebec City, Quebec (Centre Videotron)
May 8: Ottawa, Ontario (Canadian Tire Centre)
May 10: Toronto, Ontario (Air Canada Centre)
June 9-12: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo)
Aug. 5: Boston, Mass. (Fenway Park)
Aug. 7: Boston, Mass. (Fenway Park)
Aug. 20: Chicago, Ill. (Wrigley Field)
Aug. 22: Chicago, Ill. (Wrigley Field)
